medical apps

The Kindle Fire ignites excitement among consumers, but will it find a place among medical tablets?

Oct 03, 2011 by
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Comparison of Amazon Kindle models, including the new Kindle touch and Kindle Fire tablet, and how the Kindle Fire can be used in medical education and practice

Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco reveals new mHealth products

Sep 30, 2011 by
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Basis, Withings, and IDEAL LIFE will reveal their health related consumer products at the upcoming Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco.

Thieme Atlas of Anatomy iPad App is a great review tool but comes at a price

Sep 23, 2011 by
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ModalityBODY Thieme Atlas of Anatomy App, an interactive app for medical students and physicians, is a great resource but it comes at a hefty cost.

Society of Hospital Medicine iPad app, a decent start but needs more work

Sep 06, 2011 by
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Hospitalists now have an app that allows them to access SHMs publications

SAP promises innovative iPad medical record app

Sep 05, 2011 by
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The SAP EMR app for iPhone strives to give a full 360-degree, unified view of a patient’s medical history, medications, X-rays, and vital signs.

Army testing mobile medical records on iPad and Android devices

Aug 24, 2011 by
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Army is testing electronic medical records on the Android and iOS devices — with plans to approve a platform in December.

10th Hour Anesthesiology Review is a great, but overpriced app

Aug 23, 2011 by
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10th Hour Anesthesiology Review: A great review app, but overpriced
By: Manoj M. Lalu

A plethora of review apps exist for our colleagues in internal medicine, but in anesthesiology this category of app is just beginning to develop. 10th Hour Anesthesiology Review, an app developed by Dr. Avinish B. Kumar from the University of Iowa, is a pricy but nice addition to this category.

CathSource app brings cardiac catheterization to life with videos and images on the iPhone & iPad

Jun 15, 2011 by
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CathSource is an innovative iPhone & iPad medical app that gives an in-depth understanding of cardiology catheterization with a plethora of videos and images. The app could be useful for patient education as well.

Dosecast iOS app targets one of healthcare’s biggest weaknesses – medication compliance

May 31, 2011 by
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Dosecast is an iOS app that helps remind patients about drug compliance — leaving us to wonder how soon these types of apps will become the norm when it comes to pharma and clinical trials.

iBronch app provides a virtual glimpse into bronchoscopy on iPad, but is too abbreviated

May 25, 2011 by
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A review of a bronchoscopy app for the iPad, too rudimentary for pulmonologists, but possibly useful for medical students.

iPad anatomy app that could replace a textbook? IMAIOS Mobile Atlas gets significant update

May 25, 2011 by
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By: Wouter Stomp, MD IMAIOS’ mobile application is an atlas of human anatomy for iOS which we reviewed just two months ago. Although we were impressed, and in fact considered it one of the best anatomy apps in the app store, there were some key drawbacks. The app however has just received a major update fixing many of the issues we encountered and here we will be giving you our second impression. Our most important gripes with the initial version were [Read more]

US Department of Health and Human Services mobile app for health care providers emphasizes prevention

May 11, 2011 by
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An app developed by the US Department of Health and Human services made for physicians and other health care providers, that emphasizes primary care prevention.